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 Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:47 pm
Why is she avoiding telling me her mistake? Jedi thought angrily as she glared at her sister. And was even more startled that her sister seemed to really be interested in if she'd gained any weight. Why does that matter? What's the mistake?
"Unless you're regretting eating a whole damn herd of elephants I don't see your point," Jedi snapped moodily. Her assumption was that Janja had been playing with her and was not going to go into detail about what was keeping her up at night, and at that she was even trying to comment about her weight, had he taken a look at her chubby sister recently. She was mad enough to spit acid.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 10:55 pm
Janja looked her sister in the eyes, doing her very best to keep her gaze steady and level but finding it very hard when she got only a glare in return. If it was this hard to admit to Jedi, how could she admit it to anyone else? She flinched when Jedi snapped at her for what she asked, realizing for certain that she would actually have to say it. Now she just had to decide if she would preferthe anger or whatever might come from confessing.
"N-no, no- it's not that," Janja said, biting her lip again, "Jedi, I met someone. I wasn't really thinking about it, I got him all wrong.." This was it, the great mistake Janja had made- a bad judgement of character. Normally not so bad a thing to have happen, but if she was right- which now she was sure she was- well, there were very specific consequences.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:05 pm
Jedi stood for a long time taking in her sisterer's words, it would seem she was not going to acknowledge what she said. But, soon relization of Janja's words dawn on her. She met a male and is asking if she's fat.
"You're worried that you might be preg-" she looked over her shoulder quickly to see if someone had walked up on them, of course no one had.
She felt bad instantly, it was hard for Janja to tell of her mistake and would be even harder of there was--something--that resulted from tha mistake. Her expression had changed from anger to confuse and now to worry.
"Are you okay?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:12 pm
Janja stood, feeling horrible as she stood there waiting for Jedi to realize wha she meant. She wasn't willing to say it allow, lest it be true, unless it was absolutely necessary. Her ears lowered when Jedi put her worry to words, now taking the moment to flop onto the ground and cover her eyes.
"I'm fine, except- I think.. I think I am," she sighed loudly, "What should I do?"
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:24 pm
Jedi moved around Janja and lowered herself down her nose nearly touching her sister's. What was she supposed to tell her? This was an impossible thing to work out.
"I-I don't know," she smiled warmly and tried to pull her sister's paws away from her eyes gently, "We'll work it out. You and me, and if you want we can get help." She as in awe of what was going on around her.
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:31 pm
Janja allowed her paw to be pulled away from her eyes, and stared back at her sister silently. She was a proud little lioness, Janja would not easily admit to what happened- and there would be no way she could deny it without outright lying about it. But of course, without the... father around, no one would believe anything good about it.
"Who can help? Jedi- what would mom and dad say? What would Kev think?" she asked, not wanting to imagine it. She didn't want to be seen or thought any less of, didn't want pity.. could she really ask for their help?
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Posted: Mon Aug 06, 2007 11:45 pm
"Janja, you will get through this. How? I don't know, but we'll get through," she said and she suprised even herself because her words sounded reassuring. "We'll be able to do absolutely anything as long as we're together. You're the brains and I'm the muscle, okay?" She nodded sharply hoping beyond anything that she could get these words across. Jedi would never feel ashamed of Janja, confusion about her choices she could, but never anger or shame.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:01 am
Jedi's words were soothing, and Janja calmed down- though she couldn't stop worrying all together. Jedi had comforting words, but it didn't make the other lions they shared their lives with disappear.
"As long as we're together," she repeated after Jedi, finally lifting her head up now, "What am I going to do about mom and dad? Jedi, we've been living with a god of virtue-" Janja looked off into the short distance between the two of them and the rest of the family. Admitting to what happened made it more real, she couldn't pretend anymore. She had to figure out what to do.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:06 am
"Maybe if you catch mom in a good mood? Daddy will always love you, he might be angry, but maybe not as much as you'd think?" She was happy that her sister seemed to perk up and share the same sentiment, they were going to do this together.
Jedi's mind seemed to be wrapping around a million ideas, "I'll do something they could never forgive and take he pressure off of you?"
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:17 am
They'd always love her, that much didn't need a whole lot of reassuring- but how much would they trust her after this? Would they trust her judgement, or know she could take care of herself? She didn't want any doubt in their minds about how well she could manage on her own. When Jedi offered to do something forgivable, Janja couldn't help but take what she said seriously. She thought of Kubwa, how he had a young son. How he said he couldn't travel with his son, couldn't take him away from friends and family- but what stuck out most in the conversation was how he mentioned his mother didn't seem to think he was doing such a great job.
"No, I don't want you to get into any trouble," she murmured when Jedi offered to do something, glancing away from where their family slept and then off into the distance, "I can't tell them, I just can't.."
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:28 am
"then don't tell them..?" she offered doubtfully, it would be awefully hard for them not to notice. She glanced off into the distance towards their family and then back at Janja, "What'll you do? Do you have much time to decide..are you..that far along.."
What would she do in that situation? She doubted a male woud want her as a mate of any sort she was too pudgy in all the wrong places. But, what if she did get pregnant? She would certainly tell Janja, would hate to tell Ekevu, and would fear telling mother.
It would be different of course if there was a father around. She thought, "Where is he?" she blurted out.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:36 am
Janja glanced downward, as if forgetting that she was laying down and could still check how obvious it was that she was pregnant. Well, unless she was imagining it, you could already tell if you suspected it- it wouldn't be a great deal longer before he was undeniable, that much was for certain.
"There's not a lot of time left before I'll start looking suspicious," she murmured in response to how far along she was, though she didn't have an answer to what she would do- or to how she could possibly avoid telling their parents. She flinched, taken from her thoughts quite suddenly when Jedi asked a question Janja didn't want to answer, for she didn't even know the answer.
"I don't know, gone," Janja admitted quietly, and after a moment of hesitation she got to her feet, "I- I'm going to have to go too. I can't stay if I don't want to be found out, you can make up something, can't you? You can say I've run off with him.." Even mentioning such an idea got a sour look from Janja, but perhaps it would be better. Based on what she knew of her parents, they couldn't really be too upset..
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:44 am
She nodded and felt a pang of sadness as Janja said she wasn't sure where he was. She was sure that /he/ must have been something special to win Janja's heart, but someone horrible to take it and run.
The moment that she suggested that Jedi could stay behind and make up a story about Janj running off Jedi started growling deep in her throat, "Didn't you hear me at all? I said we're in this to-get-ther." She was not going to let her sister run off with her neices or nephews and never come back, she was going to have to help!
"Can you hunt? Can you protect yourself?" Jedi already knew the answer but asked to make a point.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 12:52 am
Janja frowned at Jedi when she insisted once again that they were in this together, and the lioness couldn't help but regret having told her sister- if only for that reason. She was touched that Jedi would help her, but felt guilty that it would take her away from their parents. On the other hand, she'd not seen Jedi so sincere about anything- even when she got frightened about Wahabu and meeting any other family, she hadn't acted quite like this.
"I can," she murmured, cowering slightly at the very questions she'd have expected to be asked. She wasn't an awful hunter, and despite the mess she'd gotten herself into she could protect herself. Sort of. "Well- two is better than one.."
Janja sighed, deciding not to argue but let Jedi decide for herself, "Only if you're sure, Jedi. I think.. I think we'll go back to the Jungle.." It was home, after all. It was a safe place that Janja already knew well, and wouldn't have a hard time finding from here.
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Posted: Tue Aug 07, 2007 1:01 am
Fleeting thoughts of the confined space that mad up the jungle swam in her mind. Did she want to return to a place that made her feel uncomfortable? Or did she want to stay behind? She could not leave her sister alone, and she was sure her father would understand her need to be with Janja wouldn't she?
"I'm sure, but I'm not too sure about the jungle," she answered. She thought it would be possible to leave for open space from time to time, "When will we leave, will I be able to see father again?"
Jedi had recently had a quick hunting lesson by a friend she met bordering the pride lands, but was that enough training to feed herself and Janja? When she started to get fat Jedi'd have to hunt for the both of them. She decided it would have to be enough or they would starve. She involuntarily gulped.
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